I’ve always thought that too. 3k is a tad low for this climate for consistent freezing temps. There’s places that are lower like whistler but that’s Canada
This winter was actually solid here. NYC/New England got screwed, but I don’t care about them.
Had 2 weeks of unbroken snowcover for the first time since 2015. Had nearly a foot on the ground at one point. And a full week of subfreezing temps kept it from melting during that timeframe.
Also had accumulating snow every month this winter. Last time that happened was 2019. So yes, I’m happy.